How do writers sustain themselves in between books? When I first wrote and promoted my series in 2015 Generative A.I wasn't even on the scene. Were there still other indie authors mass-producing slop stories to gain a steady income...absolutely. But at least they were writing their own slop...or paying other real writers to do it for them. They also were putting out 5-7 books a year, in a similar vein to seasoned authors like Danielle Steele, who has perfect her formula over

1) Reedsy.com When I say that I am devastated this platform didn't exist when I first starting writing... it's not an exaggeration. This is really a one stop shop for writers. The reedsystudio can help you with a free program write your books, track your writing goals, organize it into chapters. You can also save and be working on multiple books at once. It is like a budget friendly version of Scrivener. The platform can also help you find people to review your book, to edit

Well, I did it. It was a long journey getting to a point of degree in hand, but even though I've always been writing, and publishing, but as of June 11, 2026 I am now officially a card-carrying member of the graduate club. In 2023, when I decided to return to school to finish my degree I knew I wanted to somehow focus on writing. The problem was, I had started my degree in the acting stream. I had spent years in acting class, dance, voice and diction, intro to film. I wanted